3:02 p.m
So far, Borussia Mönchengladbach’s guest appearances in Cologne have been extremely good. The Foals won 25 of the 48 away games in the Bundesliga in the cathedral city. Only FC Bayern Munich, who have already celebrated 26 Bundesliga victories at Effzeh, can top that. Last season, the team from the Lower Rhine also scored four out of six possible points against the billy goats. However, the last meeting between the two rivals at the RheinEnergieStadion ended in a goalless draw on April 2, 2023.
14:56
While Gladbach could theoretically win two Bundesliga away games in a row for the first time since April 2022, Cologne could lose the first four Bundesliga home games of a season for the first time in history. While the Billy Goats only scored four goals in seven league games, the Fohlen have already recorded a whopping ten away goals – and thus an average of 3.3 away goals per league game in the 2023/24 season.
14:51
Foal coach Gerardo Seoane is making three changes to his starting eleven for today’s derby compared to the 2-2 draw against Mainz: Manu Koné and Tomáš Čvančara start for Jordan Siebatcheu, Rocco Reitz (both bench) and Ko Itakura (irritation of the left inner ankle). and Marvin Friedrich.
2:46 p.m
Borussia Mönchengladbach didn’t get off to a particularly good start either. The team from the Lower Rhine has only won one of the seven league games so far (three draws, three defeats) and also missed out on victory shortly before the international break in front of their home crowd against the struggling 1. FSV Mainz 05 (final score: 2:2). Although the Foals have already scored 13 goals, they have also conceded 16 goals in seven league games.
14:41
Before the international break, Cologne lost 3-0 away to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Steffen Baumgart is making adjustments to two positions today and is ordering Luca Waldschmidt and Linton Maina into the first eleven. Faride Alidou and Denis Huseinbašić (both bench) remain outside.
2:36 p.m
The Billy Goats got off to an absolute false start and are still winless after seven league games (one draw, six defeats). This means that Effzeh goes into the Rhenish derby as the bottom of the Bundesliga, in which on the one hand a home win would be a big step towards compensation in one fell swoop, while on the other hand a home defeat would mark a new low point in the previous crisis.
2:30 p.m
Good day and welcome from the RheinEnergieStadion. Here, 1. FC Cologne welcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach today at 3:30 p.m. as part of the 8th matchday of the Bundesliga.